Detachable music-roll support.



E. S. VOTEY AYPL-[UATION FILED HAY l, 1905.

lNiTED STAES PATEQT @FiliEl liDWlX b'. YOTEY, OF SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR T() AEQLiAN COM PANE', OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION 0F CONNEUEN/UDl EBETACHAELE ltlUi-CMHOLL SUiaPQRT.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

:atenten .Aprn 2, 1907'.

Application tiled May 1,1905. Serial No. 258,211.

My invention relates to inea-ns for fporting a music-.roll in amechanical me al instrunient or mechanical player for :isicalinstruments.

It provides a coupling device vul feby a roll having hollowrends may bef y:stably supported between the ends of th.Il oll-sup porting shafts onthe instrument.

it is particularly adapted tor usewith a new torni oi music-rollinvented by me and for which l have iiled a copending application ofeven date herewith, which ap plieation has received Serial No. 258,210,also No. 282,660, iiled `Qctooer 13, 1905. in this application the rollis holt', ,or at ieast has circular recesses at its ends, the bead orflange which forms the margin of said recess at one end er" the rollbeing preferably notched or recessed for engagement with a cooperatingdrivingelutch member, by which it may Abe engaged with 'thedriving-shaft for reivinding the roll.

in the drawings, Figure l represents so much of a mechanical musica-linstrument as is necessary to show my invention, together with themusic-roll and my novel supports. and 3 are inner end views ot the twopx orts shown in Fig. i. F ig. 4 isa longitudinal section, on a largerscale, ot' parts shown at the right end ofthe roll, Fig. l`

i d gnat/es the driving-shaft et' a mechanl, min cal'instruinent, shownas provided 'with non-circular axial recess l1 at its free end adaptedto receive the non-circular pin of the crdinaijr music-roll. 12designates the sproiY telic-in, by which the shaft-3 is driven 'when themusic-sheet is rcwound on the roll. 2 designates an idler-shaft also provided with an ii recess 2i tor receiving the pin of the ordinarymusic-roll. The idlershaft is free to longitudinal movement through thepartition or 1looard 3 and is provided with a spi'i g 2i l to insure itsreturn to its operative position to hold the rollsupports pressed towardeach other and wi th a pin :22 moving in a slot 3l .tor purposes for-States, and a resident eign to the present invention and incidentally toassist in maintaining it in its proper relative position.

4 designates :tunisie-roll, havingend llanges 41 and tubular sleeves 42,having outturned flanges or beads 43 engaging over the inner edges ofthe flanges 4l, one oi the heads 43,

that shown at the right ol Fig. l, being provided 'with a notch orrecess 44, tlieifunction ot' which will hereafter appear. ,A

5 designates one of my roll-supports, provided at one end with acircular portion`5l, adapted to engage in the end of the sleeve 42 andcenter and support the roll 4. Adjacent the portion 51 is alaterally-extending ilange orriin 52, having a recess 53 adapted toengage over the bead 43 on the sleeve 42 and having a tooth 54 iorengagement in the recess 44 in 'the head. At the other end oi.' thesocket or support 5 is a recess-55, adapted to iit smoothly-over the endot the shaft l. A set-screw 5G passes through the 'wail of the recess 55and serves to lock the support 5 onto the end of the shaft 1.

The support G (shown at the left end of the roll in the drawings, Fig.i) has centering portion ol, adapted to enter the end et sleeve 42, allange or riinGZ, adapted to bear against the head 42S et the sleeve, eyrecess (i3, adapted to i'it over the end of the shaft-2, and a set-screw64, annpled to engage withthe shaft and positively loci; the soclict orsnpport 6 in position. is shown, the ilanged portion #52 oi" the supporto is rotatable onv the hody portion, the. two heihg engaged hy the pin65. z

The operation and function of the device will he clearly seen from aninspection et the drawings. i t is obvidus that the relatively shortroll 4' would not extend the entire tence between the ends ot the shaftsand Neither is it provided with centering-pin to enter the recesses .liand in the ends oi these shafts. it is, however, lsuitably cen-- teredand supported-6. g., hy the engagen *nent in its recessed ends of theportions 5l and 61 of the supports 5 and (i, respectivelyand ispositiveiy driven hy the engagement of the tooth on the suplport 5 withthe recess 44 in the head 43 of t ie sleeve 42 at one end of the roll.It is obvious;` that certain mechanical IOC changes 'may be made in myflavio@ witliool: flopaiing 'from the spii'i of the imention.

nomycopomiing opiilicaiii'in, Seiial lio. 258,210, above ie'felied to,have claimed the oomliiiiation of a, illusie-roll sixlnsiantiolly suolias herein Shown, with ille oluoli membe of a linoolianioal lor to that.on one o the coupling members Shown hei'eio. l. do not., ih iefore, inthis application melia any Claim o suoli como? nation.

Elliot l claim is-- L A. mueic'roll coupling lmviii f1 ai. one emi aprojecting centering portion for onteiiog alle hollow end of themusioio'll en om Warclly-extending portion :formed with :iw

annoia? recess, and a coupling member iufsoid rasees, and it io; otherand a recess for ilotzichab'ly engaging a shaft.

2. A music-roll Coupling; io? o mechanical musicaliinstrument lim/inge-tfoiie elio i ou iecting centering portion for onteiing alle liollowend of a music-roll and im outwardly-er1? tending portion for bearingogninet'tiie emi of such roll, end. ai its other end u, rei-,oss fo?engaging the end of e shaft and means iodo pmlen of any stationoi'yporiioii of stromen?, for dotaiehnloiy securing 1131's ling on suc-liShaft.

3. A musioll coupling; foi* mwlmoieul mueicul instrument having zit oneomi 21 piroA jecting centering; poi'lion for em au im; i'. Sie hoilowend of a limsio-oll, an oolvmiwllpex tending portion for neming againstVlie oud of such 'oll :md e coupling member im" ewgaging with a couplingmember on oooh ioll, and at its; other and u. rooese iol* @menging lieand o1 a shaft and means for domein-,bly en* gagging suoli simi@indepomieiit of any tiona-'y portion of Said instrument.

4. A muoio-roll coupling having at, one and o. projecting centeringportion ioi" omoiing the hollow end of o, iiiusio-roll, im outwardlyextending portion formed willi im annular. ecess for engaging a bead atthe ond o suoli roll amd a, tooth in Said recess foi' engaging ocorresponding notch in such bead, sind at its other end a. recess fordotzioliahly engaging e. shaft.

5, A. music roll coupling comprising o shaftngoging poytio'i recessed toengago the end of the shaft, Ineens for securing said ortion on theShaft, and a centering portion. or entering the hollow end of musioroll,said centering portion being provided with on outwardly-extendingpoel-'Jion foi* bearing against the end. of the roll sind. boing.;rotatably mounted on said shaft-engaging 6. poi): oi' musiorollcouplings, having moans foi detochably engaging; the and. of .a shoft,im inWaiilly--projeoing oen tering potion for entering 'the hollow ondoi' o mosiowoli, and

musical instrument Simii l i bearing bi A. 'musicmoll @ouplirg limi@ Lmeans 'for suppoif mio meot wil'i :i iollfmippoibmg S ellaoicai musicaliosammools, with au amiu'ary-eoeesed poe coupling member in ouch sindai; i'i ogligi ond a ifooess for cietocooly engagii'ig o f s io, t

im; merino for driving oiiggome it i is, ioosico'i ooupli La, xmms 'forSiippotiiiig ew ii moot willi ne oll-seiopoiiiw' eiiziniz'fzil musicalim i with mi' oom:lsi'iif-reoeseed poo enel. ot other onli; :3L recesofor engaging; end. fsliiiiiz, end mee-ns foi' dotaombiy Sioou'riig thoCoupling on moli slia'.

i'iiiisicioll coupling; for sa, meclioixiool i musical .imsstmineniprovided winli a. '?ollfse1p porti 11g' sl'iiofl, said oouplin lim/*in:it oi'io omi 'die hollow and of a, musiwoil en oi'f Wmillyexemling'portion foi 'beiiig egeioe the end of suolmml and at im o/ooi' @mi vos@for engaging the emi joe shaft, moons for detzMf-lizbly' eooiziim thocompl o ou said Shaft, oaiol ehof. bevil an' miel i'ecessioi'l'i'oizeiiing the pio of a Solidend musi@ roll.

l0. muoio-Foil coupling" ',ioif mecha imi mueioiil ineiomeni provide-:'with u, oll soppoiting sliafeid coupling having ai; om end oprf/joining Ceiiteiiig pavilion fof eote-- ing tif-,o hollow end of:frime ,ir iii, mi ontw ivm iljgf-oxtelading; portion foi? Demingage-ivm tim end of suoli Toll and o. Coupling i'noiiiliei for engaging'will. alla ooopioff momliier on suoli foil mili ai; its otlior om? EGE;

' 'other the usuel' spring-promonl ooi'iperoiiig jouinal7 in oombinationwill; o, flanged plug doteolisibly sommeil-to said dmvsig-3owjml,

i und. another 'iangeil :glug del'nehably sec-mod to soit! oopomingioumal.

i3'. A. mechanical. moeioal inal'umoni; loam img x'ollomylng ioumels,one of :mid ioni-f i g the usuel. drivingjouiiel mul 'ho ohoi" De usuelspiio L; ifiV i foi o ioumoi, in @moine-Dimi wi'h im detachablysecureclto said driving-journal,

'and a cooperating plug swiveled to seid c0- operatng journal.

14. A mechancalmusical instrument having roll-carrying journals,roll-elflgagvy plugs detechably mounted on therespectA ejourna-ls,`andset-screws for fastening the respecl 1 l l l l the openings in saidroll, and means for detachably securing said plugs 'to 4the respectivejournals.

In testimony whereof I have signed specification in the presence of twosubscril' ing Witnesses. 4

lEDWIN s. Vo'mf.v

. Witnesses: e Y Y A. T CHESTER GEO. B. KELLY.

